maestro
n. countablen. a person who is an expert at something, especially a famous conductor or a great musician. You use it to show respect for someone's high level of skill.
n. a distinguished conductor or performer of classical music; by extension, any person who demonstrates consummate mastery in a specific field. Often used as a title of respect.
The maestro raised his baton and the orchestra began to play.
After decades of performing in the world's greatest concert halls, the maestro retired to teach a new generation of violinists.
The documentary explores how the maestro transformed a struggling regional ensemble into a world-class orchestra through rigorous discipline and a revolutionary interpretation of the Romantic repertoire.
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.
Often used as a respectful form of address or a title before a surname.